Tax refunds

A tax refund or tax rebate is the money that you get back from HRMC if you paid too much in tax. By law, if you're travelling to temporary workplaces and paying to make your own way there, you could get a tax refund. On average, a 4-year tax refund claimed through RIFT amounts to £2,500 or £2,000 per year for people in the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).

Tax returns

A tax return is how a taxpayer lets HMRC know their annual income, expenses and other personal circumstances. HMRC use it to calculate the tax you owe and claim tax allowances and tax reliefs you're entitled to. There are many reasons you may have to file a tax return, it's not just for the self-employed.

Advice

We’ve been helping people with the taxman since 1999. Our specialist teams work closely with HMRC to put the cash back in your pocket where it belongs. You can be sure that we know the rules inside out. Get in touch if you need help, it's what we're here for.

Our prices

We make our prices as simple as possible so that you don't find yourself with any unexpected bills for "hidden extras". All aftercare is included and any refund you get is covered by our RIFT Guarantee. There are no upfront charges. We'll handle everything with HMRC for you and even remind you when it's time to claim again next year.

About us

The RIFT Group is a family business based in Kent, founded by Jan Post in 1999. We're specialists in tax refunds and tax returns and we're the only company in our field to have been awarded the Institute of Customer Service "ServiceMark" for excellence in customer service. Get in touch to see how we can help you today.

A lot of people get twitchy at the thought of arguing with HMRC but with your permission, we can deal with them for you. We can even contact previous employers, or the job centre, on your behalf if needed.

Construction Tax Rebates

Is there any information that will get my refund back more quickly?

Anything you send us from the list below will give us a jump-start on working out what you're owed. Don't stress out if you can't put your hands on some of them. We can still get working on your claim without them.

Construction worker tax rebate example

David's been claiming tax back on his travelling expenses with RIFT since 2005. So far, he's claimed back £6,820 – over £850 per year! A forklift driver working across the north east of England, he’s never been at one workplace for over two years. This means all his sites qualify as “temporary” under the HMRC rules.

David used his own car to get to work every day. His employer paid part of his travel expenses for him, tax free, following the CIJC Working Rule Agreement. Because his expenses don’t cover the full travel cost allowed by HMRC, we claimed back the difference for him.

David left his employer in November 2012 to become self-employed under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). The RIFT team were standing by to help him make the switch. We claimed back his remaining PAYE tax refund expenses for him, and completed his first tax return in 2013. All told, David came away with a tax refund of £2,011 in the process.